Canterbury Cathedral from Dane John... © Rob Farrow cc-by-sa/2.0

TR1557 : Canterbury Cathedral from Dane John Mound

taken 10 years ago, near to Canterbury, Kent, Great Britain

Canterbury Cathedral from Dane John Mound

A view of Canterbury's famous cathedral taken from the top of Dane John Mound next to the Simmons memorial (see TR1457 : Canterbury - Simmons memorial silhouette)
A zoomed view of its central tower here TR1557 : Canterbury Cathedral - central tower

Canterbury Cathedral

The Cathedral's history goes back to 597AD when St Augustine, sent by Pope Gregory the Great as a missionary, established his seat (or 'Cathedra') in Canterbury. In 1170 Archbishop Thomas Becket was murdered in the Cathedral and ever since, the Cathedral has attracted thousands of pilgrims, as told famously in Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.

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Grid Square: TR1557, 1307 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Rob Farrow (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Wednesday, 12 September, 2012 (more nearby)
Submitted: Saturday, 15 September, 2012
Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Religious sites City, Town centre
Place (from Tags): Canterbury Cathedral Canterbury
Subject Location: OSGB36: TR 1509 5791 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:16.7826N 1:4.9629E
Camera Location: OSGB36: TR 1477 5736
View Direction: North-northeast (about 22 degrees)